Method of constructing concrete walls



Feb. 19, 1924 0 SE. FLAGG METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING CONCRETE WALLS Filed Feb. 28. I925 Hill Huron Elalvssr FLAQ ATTOBMEVS Patented Feb. 19, i924.

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ERNEST FLAGG, OF NE)? YORK, N. Y.

METHOD OF CONSTRUCTENG CONCRETE WALLS.

Application filed February 28, 1823.

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This invention relates to a method of constructiug oncrete walls, and has for an object the provision of means whereby in formingwalls, columns, etc., of concrete the surface thereof may be made to present an artistic and ornamental appearance Without having therein the usual uneven surface due to the general roughness of the forms or mold boards usedin the construction.

Another object is to provide means whereby this smooth ornamental surface can be produced with a. minimum of effort and skill required on the part of the operator.

A further object resides in the provision of means whereby the aboven'lentioned object can be achieved withoutadding any ad ditional elements to the apparatus set forth in my co-pending application Serial No. ilT,453, filed February 2%, 1921, entitled Concrete building form.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a vertical section taken through a concrete building apparatus especially for building a wall of concrete; and

Figure 52 is a perspective view-0t a part of a wall finished by the improved apparatus made in accordance with my invention.

The form of the invention shown in the drawings is a preferred form, although it is understood that modifications in the construction and arrangement of the parts and in the character of the materials used may be adopted without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In building concrete walls, columns, etc., in which a mold is used, comprising a plu rality of mold boards of different desired shapes, it will be found when the concrete is poured into the mold that the inn-er surface of the mold, generally formed of a plurality of mold boards or elements, does not present an absolutely smooth uninterrupted surface; consequently, when the mold boards are removed the surface, and especially the exterior surface, will present an uneven appearance with irregular ridges or projec- Serial No. 621,818.

tions formed thereon, especially between the line of meeting between adjacent mold boards. These projecting ribs must be either chipped off or the surface must be smoothed up or finished ofi'. This additional labor not only requires. considerable time. but is more expensive.

By means of my invention I can eliminate this necessity and in addition produce a very ornamental construction. After the concrete is poured into the mold and its level approaches a seam between adjacent mold elements or boards, such as l and 2, Fig. 1. 1 dispose a line of ornamental brick such as against the meeting edges 01": the mold board. These re embedded in the concrete 4: with one surface fiush with the surface of the mold boards so that when the boards are removed, after the concrete has set, the outer surface or the wall presents a smooth, finished appearance with a plurality of rows of ornamental brick or similar devices embedded flush therein, overcoming the unevenness of the ribs or projections above mentioned which gave the previous wall surface an unfinished appearance. The fact that the seam lines are smoothed by the use of the brick eliminates the necessity for the finishing operation which thereby saves time, labor and money. This invention, therefore, not only eliminates an additional step in the usual process but also gives a very pleasing and ornamental appearance to the construction itself.

In applying this ideain actual practice, the workman merely lays a row of bricks along the desired surface of the wall against the mold elements with one surface of the bricks lying adjacent and against the seam line between the mold elements. These rows of bricks are laid in at successive levels as the concrete is poured in and reaches these levels.

lVhat I claim is l. A method of constructing concrete walls in a building form having a plurality of mold boards forming the sides of the form and between each pair of which boards a seam is Formed, which method consists in pouring concrete into the form up to a point just below the level of a seam. and then laying a row of bricks on the top of the concrete along the inner surface of the mold boards with one face of the bricks bearing against said seam.

Q A method of constructing concrete Walls in a building form having a plurality of mold boards forming the sides of the form and between each pair of which boards it seam is formed, which method consists in pouring concrete into the form up to & point just below the level of a seam, then laying a row of bricks on the top of the concrete along the inner surface of the mold boards with one face of the bricks bearing against said seam, and then introducing more 0011- 10 crete into the mold until the level of the next higher seam is reached.

ERNEST 'FLAGG. 

